Elrhaz Formation

Elrhaz Formation Stratigraphic range: Aptian-Albian
Type	Geological formation
Unit of	Tegama Group
Underlies	Echkar Formation
Overlies	Tazolé Formation
Location
Country	Niger

The Elrhaz Formation is a geological formation in Niger whose strata date back to the Early Cretaceous (late Aptian-early Albian stages, about 112 million years ago). Dinosaur remains are among the fossils that have been recovered from the formation.

1 Vertebrate paleofauna
- 1.1 Ornithischians
- 1.2 Saurischians
2 See also
3 Footnotes
4 References

Vertebrate paleofauna

Ornithischians

Ornithischians reported from the Elrhaz Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Lurdusaurus^[1]	L. arenatus^[1]			"Partial skull, fragmentary postcranial skeleton."^[2]
Ouranosaurus^[1]	O. nigeriensis^[1]			"Skull and poscrania, second skeleton."^[3]
Elrhazosaurus^[1]	E. nigeriensis^[1]			"Femora."^[4]

Saurischians

Saurischians reported from the Elrhaz Formation
Genus	Species	Location	Stratigraphic position	Material	Notes	Images
Cristatusaurus^[1]	C. lapparenti^[1]			"Partial skull and postcranial remains."^[5]
Elaphrosaurus^[1]	E. iguidensis^[1]
Nigersaurus^[1]	N. taqueti^[1]
Suchomimus^[1]	S. tenerensis^[1]			Partial skull and associated skeleton.^[6]

Footnotes

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ "68.1 Departement D'Agedez, Niger; 1. Elrhaz Formation," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 572.
^ "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 416.
^ "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 417.
^ "Table 19.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 415.
^ "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 73.
^ "Table 4.1," in Weishampel, et al. (2004). Page 72.

References

Weishampel, David B.; Dodson, Peter; and Osmólska, Halszka (eds.): The Dinosauria, 2nd, Berkeley: University of California Press. 861 pp. ISBN 0-520-24209-2.